Golaghat
district of Assam has total population of
1,066,888
as per the Census 2011. Out of which
543,161
are males while
523,727
are females. In 2011 there were total
227,197
families residing in Golaghat district. The Average Sex
Ratio of Golaghat district is
964.

As per Census 2011 out of total population,
9.2%
people lives in Urban areas while
90.8%
lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 91.7% while that in the rural areas is 75.9%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Golaghat district is 953 while that of Rural areas is 965.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Golaghat
district is 134793 which is
13%
of the total population. There are 68662 male children
and 66131 female children between the age 0-6 years.
Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Golaghat is
963
which is
less
than Average Sex Ratio (964) of Golaghat district.

The total literacy rate of
Golaghat district is
77.43%. The male literacy rate is 72.99% and the female
literacy rate is 62.11% in Golaghat district.

Population

1,066,888

Literacy

77.43%

Sex Ratio

964

To facilitate the administration, Golaghat district is further
divided into
6
Circles (Taluka/Tehsil/Tahsil) which are administrative divisions denoting
sub-districts. Circles consists of multiple villages and a few towns.

Golaghat Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Golaghat district.

Total

Male

Female

Children (Age 0-6)

134,793

68,662

66,131

Literacy

77.43%

72.99%

62.11%

Scheduled Caste

62,298

31,807

30,491

Scheduled Tribe

111,765

56,420

55,345

Illiterate

345,124

146,686

198,438

Caste-wise Population - Golaghat district

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes
5.8%
while Schedule Tribe (ST) were
10.5%
of total population in Golaghat district of Assam.

Total

Male

Female

Schedule Caste

62,298

31,807

30,491

Schedule Tribe

111,765

56,420

55,345

Religion-wise Population - Golaghat district

Religion

Total

Male

Female

Hindu

917,426

(85.99%)

467,432

449,994

Muslim

90,312

(8.46%)

46,014

44,298

Christian

50,582

(4.74%)

25,438

25,144

Sikh

1,131

(0.11%)

596

535

Buddhist

3,863

(0.36%)

1,960

1,903

Jain

530

(0.05%)

264

266

Other Religion

1,347

(0.13%)

664

683

No Religion Specified

1,697

(0.16%)

793

904

Literacy Rate - Golaghat district

The total literacy rate of
Golaghat district was 77.43% in 2011 which is
greater
than average literacy rate 72.19% of Assam. Population-wise, out of total
721,764 literates,
males were 396,475 while females were 325,289.
Also the male literacy rate was 83.56% and the female
literacy rate was 71.09% in Golaghat district.

Golaghat district

Assam

Female

71.09%

66.27%

Male

83.56%

77.85%

Total

77.43%

72.19%

Sex Ratio - Golaghat district

The Sex Ratio of Golaghat district is
964
. Thus for every 1000 men there were
964
females in Golaghat district. Also as per Census
2011, the Child Sex Ration was
963
which is
less
than Average Sex Ratio (
964
) of Golaghat district.

Population Density - Golaghat district

The total area of Golaghat district is
3,502 km2.
Thus the density of Golaghat district is
305
people per square kilometer. As per the initial provisional data of
Census 2011, around
36
sq. km. area is under urban region while
3,466
sq. km. is under rural region.

Urban/Rural Population - Golaghat district

As per the Census 2011 out of total population of Golaghat, 9.16% people lived in urban regions
while 90.84% in rural areas. The total figure of population
of urban population was 97,736 out of which 50,036 were males while remaining 47,700 were females.
In rural areas of Golaghat, male population was 493,125
while female population was 476,027.

The average sex ratio in urban regions of Golaghat was 953 females per 1000 males.
Also the Child (0-6 age) sex ration of urban areas in Golaghat was 930
girls per 1000 boys. Thus the total children (0-6 age) living in urban areas of Golaghat were 9,673 which is 9.9% of total urban population.
Similarly the average sex ratio in rural areas of Golaghat was 965 females
per 1000 males. The Child sex ratio of rural areas in Golaghat was 966 girls per 1000 boys.

The average literacy rate in Golaghat for urban regions was 91.74 percent in which
males were 94.25% literate while female literacy stood at
89.11%. The total literate
population of Golaghat was 721,764. Similarly in rural areas of Golaghat, the
average literacy rate was 75.94 percent. Out of which literacy rate of males and females
stood at 82.44% and
69.22% respectively. Total literates in rural areas
of Golaghat were 640,978.

Rural

Urban

Population %

90.84%

9.16%

Total population

969,152

97,736

Male population

493,125

50,036

Female population

476,027

47,700

Sex ratio

965

953

Child sex ratio (0-6 age)

966

930

Child population

125,120

9,673

Literates

640,978

80,786

Average literacy

75.94%

91.74%

Male literacy

82.44%

94.25%

Female literacy

69.22%

89.11%

Child Population - Golaghat district

According to Census 2011, there were
134,793
children between age 0 to 6 years in Golaghat district. Out of
which
68,662
were male while
66,131
were female.

Working Population - Golaghat district

In Golaghat district out of total population, 479,928 were
engaged in work activities. 69% of
workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months)
while 31% were
involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 479,928 workers
engaged in Main Work, 133,659 were cultivators (owner or co-owner)
while 25,086 were Agricultural labourer.